Cho Oyu | 1992 W Ridge-W Face from N
A Sweden expedition to Cho Oyu in 1992 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Goran Kropp. Summit reached on 7th May 1992. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1080 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY92101 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1992 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Sweden |
| Leaders | Goran Kropp |
| Sponsor | Swedish Cho Oyu Expedition 1992 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 99th w/Bel |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1992-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 1992-05-07 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 29 |
| Total Days | 37 |
| Termination Date | 1992-05-15 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/04),ABC(16/04,5800m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(23/04,6450m),C3(01/05,6850m),C4(06/05,7400m),Smt(07/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at road C2 as C1 moved here C3 called C2. 7th May all members except Nygren from C4 at 9:30 am Chinese time with Belgians. Yangrot to 7500m; Hillberg rested in C4 while Kropp stayed with him and cooked for him. Hillberg went to 1st summit on 9th only because bad weather and did not see there was a higher summit. |
| Accidents | Rapp altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Peak Promotion |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454432 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Hillberg | M | 1957 | Sweden | Climber | Gamlestaosvagen, Sweden | Manager of own company climbing shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Goran Kropp | M | 1966 | Sweden | Leader | Stockholm, Sweden | Officer in Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Anders Nygren | M | - | Sweden | Climber | Goteborg, Sweden | Data engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Philipp Rapp | M | - | UK | Climber | Hong Kong | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Suante Yangrot | M | - | Sweden | Climber | Karlsborg, Sweden | Military officer (2nd Lieutenant) | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY92101 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 67:224 (1993) | - |
| CHOY92101 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 67:288 (1993) | - |
| CHOY92101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322401/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-from-the-South-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |
| CHOY92101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328802/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Ascents-from-the-North-and-Tragedy-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |